ENA State 2022-12-05 12:19:57 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Bhubaneswar, Dec 5 (KNN)</strong> The Odisha government is joining hands with the Rubber, Chemical &amp; Petrochemical Skill Development Council (RCPSDC) to impart women self-help group members training in footwear manufacturing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The primary aim of this partnership is to improve livelihood opportunities for SHG women members through market focused skilling and entrepreneurship promotion in footwear manufacturing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">As per reports, over the period of next two years, as many as 2000 women SHG members will be trained by RCPSDC and empowered to start their own micro manufacturing/ assembling units.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Besides skill training, the project envisages necessary support in setting up of minimum 100 foot wear manufacturing/assembling units by engaging 2000 skilled SHG members and facilitating credit linkage, branding and market connect including connect with large retailers or export-houses to ensure sustainability of the enterprises, as reported by Update Odisha.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"> In a comprehensive skill training exercise, SHG women members will be trained in all the aspects of footwear manufacturing from sourcing raw materials, storage, manufacturing, quality checking, packaging, warehousing, sales, bookkeeping to banking, , said Saif Mohammad CEO, RCPSDC.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The ultimate objective will be to ensure that 2,000 chosen women SHG members emerge as self-employed Hawai Slipper manufacturers, he added.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Besides skill training, RCPSDC will facilitate SHGs / Producer Groups to connect with large retailers or export-houses for work that could be out-sourced. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 31447 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/odisha-govt-partners-rcpsdc-to-skill-shg-women-members-in-footwear-manufacturing 2022-12-05 12:19:57 knnindia.co.in